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A trio of new releases propelled the box office to a record weekend, and DreamWorks Animation’s and Paramount Pictures’ Megamind led the way with $47.7 million, according to studio estimates. The $130 million CG-animated comedy starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Tina Fey got off to a slightly underwhelming $12.5 million start on Friday. But the superhero flick skyrocketed 65 percent on Saturday as parents, starved for a family film to take their tots to, stormed the local multiplex.

He'll executive produce ''Puss in Boots,'' and studio will produce his story ''Trollhunters,'' which he'll write and direct, in 3-D.

Pacificor, which holds the rights to the franchise, wants to stop the proposed 3D animated film.

Universal Pictures commits to two new follow-up films from the recent box office hit.

“Despicable Me,” Universal’s formal entrance into the animated feature business, was a huge No. 1 at the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated $60.1 million. The result, partly driven by tickets to 3-D screenings, which sell for a premium of $3 to $5, was far better than predicted.

The new animated version of "The Borrowers" is the latest film addition of the Studio Ghibli family. Hirosmasa Yonebayashi directs the latest take on the popular series of children's novels written by Mary Norton."The Borrower Arrietty" ("Karigurashi no Arrietti") centers on Arrietty, a tiny borrower who forges a friendship with a human. Although there isn't too much that shows from this new short trailer, you can get the general gist of it. Ghibli has produced one wonderful film after another from "Princess Mononoke", "My Neighbor Totoro", "Spirited Away" to last year's "Ponyo".

Pixar fans will undoubtedly know John Lasseter, the man who directed the first two TOY STORY adventures and A BUG’S LIFE. But when he left to be Chief Creative Officer at Disney, his involvement with Pixar lessened considerably. But what’s brought him back? Well, CARS 2 apparently has a few “story issues” that first-time director Brad Lewis can’t quite sort out. Reportedly,...
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While we've been missing Sean Connery in theaters, he's been hard at work on a Scottish animated adventure that promises to answer the question: Can this octogenarian and his goat save the day?

Movie fans have not outgrown the "Toy Story 3" gang. The animated sequel about toys that come to life leaped to the No. 1 spot with a $109 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Beer-swilling, doughnut-lover Homer Simpson has been named the greatest character created for television and film in the past 20 years.